Micro player just won MTT, bankroll boosted ... now what?

[rowhousepd]

I've been playing live NL Holdem recreationally at home for about a year, I know the basics, but I don't consider myself much more than an advanced-beginner. I started an online poker account w/ $100 on Full Tilt a few months ago, I've been playing mostly $1 SnG's & MTT's for a few months w/ some success doing a little better than breaking even. But then all of a sudden ... wham!!! I win a large-ish $1 MTT for nice ~ $600 prize. I have to say, even I was surprised.

So now what??? I've been following good bankroll management guidelines and have been playing pretty much the cheapest tourneys out there -- which made sense for how much I initially invested. I've read that you shouldn't play tourneys w/ any less than 50x the buy-in amount in your BR, and to be really safe not any more than 100x in your BR. But now I've got ~ $600 in my account, and I'm not sure what I should be playing.

Keeping to the same conservative (& probably wise) BR management guidelines, I technically could jump up to at least $6 MTT's, or maybe even $10 if I'm more liberal ... but should I? Like I said, I'm an OK player with a grasp of the fundamentals, and I'm eager to keep learning, read the forums, read some books, etc., and I definitely did play well at the tourney in question. But I don't really know if it warrants going up to ~ $6 tourneys right now ... or does it? Any advice?

[supa]

If I we're you I'd go back and read "moving up and you" in the B/C stickies.It will help you decide if your ready to take that shot.

[revolvingiris]

First, nice job on the win!

Its really more about what you feel comfortable with. The players aren't going to be much better from $1-$6 but you will notice an increase playing a $10. Just play every $1-$6 there is until you get over 1k...

The BRM guides out there are really just general ways for people to keep their risk of ruin low. This is both a good thing and a bad thing. Its good for people who are still learning the game as the 100x rule will keep you in the game longer. However, once your skills improve I highly recommend moving to a much more advanced guide. Kelly Criterion is one (and is the one I use) but there are others out there. The reason these are more advanced is they will force you to move up and down in stakes and you will HAVE to do it but on the other end they also maximize your value.